Renault bosses quit team

[Danny McGee]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...563078,00.html

Oooooooo!

[Gonky]

I'm sure this will raise further questions into the long term future of Renault in F1!

[rich_cree]

Bad times

[General Accident]

Originally Posted by Gonky

I'm sure this will raise further questions into the long term future of Renault in F1!

I'll second that. I think there will be more seismic aftershocks to this than when Toyota got chucked out of the WRC for running a dodgy turbo restrictor. To be honest, it's about what I expected of Briatore but I thought Symonds was always an OK chap. I've read the transcript of his interview with the FIA on autosport.com and he may as well have copped for it all there and then.

[c0sie]

Briatore and Symonds have already quit apparently, NPJr has immunity, Alonzo denies any knowledge and everyone isa saying that the FIA shouldnt punish the 700+ workers for this little cover up.

Is there actually anyone left to punish?

[DCM]

I think, Patrick head and Briatore have fallen on the sword, to save the team, Briatore and Head are top men in the team, and they would of known this was going on, just like Ron Dennis should of known the cheating was going on.

As far as I am concerned, this is a show of guilt, and it is disgusting.

[dave g]

i think they have more likely left to avoid punishment themselves knowing they would be found guilty..now they have left the fia cant fine them or anything..disgusting really.

[c0sie]

And then people are saying that REnault will get a huge fine probably.

So..what happens to that money? Does it go to the poor marshalls who had to get out there and rescue NPJr? Doubt it! lol

Normally I find F1 boring, but this year ive really enjoyed it. I just hope this doesnt end up as another case of a massive company buying their way out of trouble.

[Nick Goodall]

Real shame for F1, and interesting to think what might have happened in last years championship if this hadn't happened..... Could Mclaren or Ferrari have won the race?? We might have had a different world Champion for all we know!!

I think it's just so risky and am genuinely disgusted with Piquet as much as the team bosses - Any driver would surely know the risks involved in crashing on purpose, especially when it had to be bad enough to get the safety car out. I know people say "He had a gun to his head" but at that point he should have either walked away and told everyone what happened or just driven the race and refused to do it. Any professional driver has a responsibility to drive fair and not put others in danger like this on purpose, no matter what they're told to do by their team.

I would laugh if he now says all the other crashes he had were on purpose

Shame for F1 though, this is the last thing it needed after such a controversial year.

[NeilD]

[quote=DCM;287549]I think, Patrick head and Briatore have fallen on the sword, to save the team, Briatore and Head are top men in the team, and they would of known this was going on, just like Ron Dennis should of known the cheating was going on.

As far as I am concerned, this is a show of guilt, and it is disgusting.[/quote

Isn't Patrick Head at Williams?